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#D9DFDC

#d9dfdc ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#d9dfdc is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 87.45% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.35% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 8.57% saturation and 86.27% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.7269

Complementary

  1. #d9dfdc
  2. #dfd9dc

Split complementary

  1. #d9dfdc
  2. #dfd9df
  3. #dfd9d9

Analogous

  1. #d9dfd9
  2. #d9dfdc
  3. #d9dfdf

Triadic

  1. #d9dfdc
  2. #dcd9df
  3. #dfdcd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9dfdc
  2. #d9dcdf
  3. #dfd9dc
  4. #dfdcd9

Square

  1. #d9dfdc
  2. #d9d9df
  3. #dfd9dc
  4. #dfdfd9

Monochromatic

  1. #86998f
  2. #afbcb6
  3. #d9dfdc
  4. #f4f6f5
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#d9dfdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9dfdc
  2. #c3c9c6
  3. #aeb2b0
  4. #989c9a
  5. #828684
  6. #6d706e
  7. #575958
  8. #414342
  9. #2b2d2c
  10. #161616
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9dfdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9dfdc
  2. #dde2e0
  3. #e1e5e3
  4. #e4e9e7
  5. #e8ecea
  6. #ecefee
  7. #f0f2f1
  8. #f4f5f5
  9. #f7f9f8
  10. #fbfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9dfdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9dfdc
  2. #d0d6d3
  3. #c7ccca
  4. #bec3c0
  5. #b5b9b7
  6. #adb0ae
  7. #a4a6a5
  8. #9b9d9c
  9. #929392
  10. #898a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcdedd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfdedc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dedddc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8dfde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcdedc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdedc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8dfdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9dfdc {
  color: #d9dfdc;
}
Background
.bg-d9dfdc {
  background-color: #d9dfdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9dfdc {
  border: 2px solid #d9dfdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9dfdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 223 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 9% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9dfdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9dfdc, #d9dfdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9dfdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 223 220 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.62 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.34 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.34 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.96 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 6.20 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 6.33 #262023 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#d9dfdc  rgb(217, 223, 220)  hsl(150, 9%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#dfd9dc  rgb(223, 217, 220)  hsl(330, 9%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#dcd9df  rgb(220, 217, 223)  hsl(270, 9%, 86%)  Gainsboro
#dfdcd9  rgb(223, 220, 217)  hsl(30, 9%, 86%)  Timberwolf